I am trying to work out what type of fabric this is (the darker fabric at the bottom with the raw edge). It has a stretch to it and is commonly called cheesecloth but the cheesecloth I have found does not have any stretch and is a looser weave. Any idea? thank you
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I'm not an expert, but it looks like boucle.
Kinda looks like crinkle gauze, which does look like a tight weave cheesecloth, and the stiff crinkly wrinkles are what give it a little bit of stretch. If you wash or iron in flat, the stretch disappears.
To be honest it is very difficult to say what kind of fabric is in the photo
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